What's in your EDC/travel pouch?

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I'd like to preface this thread with the following statement:

I reeeeally like talking about gear. I probably come off like an annoying newcomer with all my inane, "what would you do in my situation?" questions. The truth is, outdoor and survival gear has almost become an addiction for me. I love every aspect of it. I realize the majority of users on this site have more experience using outdoor equipment than I do, and I like to rely on their expertise and input whenever I can and I always appreciate whatever feedback I receive.

So I'm traveling to the Czech Republic soon. I'm bringing a large camping backpack as my main luggage, a smaller daypack for trips from the hotel around Prague etc, and a Vanquest Husky maximizer pouch with the essentials. Something I could get by with if everything else was lost. Something I can toss in the daypack with a hoodie and fresh socks and underwear and be good to go. I've compiled a list of what I'll be packing in the Vanquest, and would love to hear what suggestions you've got about what else I should include or remove. And please note that I'll primarily be staying in Prague or a small town in the countryside, so no major survival/camp making tools are required.

-Multitool (Victorinox Swisstool RS)
-Small folding knifes (Cold Steel Recon1, Victorinox Farmer)
-Memo books
-Pen, Pencil
-Bandages
-Advil, Immodium, Gravol
-Phone charger & Power converter
-Bic lighter
-Purel
-$50 (US & Czech equivalent) in ziploc bag
-Ear plugs
-Wet ones
-Small mirror
-Light/glow stick
-Chapstick
-Zipties
-Lock with key
-Energy bar
-Rain poncho
-Small flashlight, batteries
-USB stick
-Altoids tin (for bandages, immodium, etc)

I'll also have my passport, birth certificate, other travel documents, and a sheet with common Czech phrases and their translations in the pouch.

Thoughts?
 
Never been to Prague, but the wife has. She sprained an ankle on the cobblestones - I would bring comfortable shoes (and watch my step after excessive beer tasting).
Don't weigh yourself down. Ditch the knives - you have the swisstool.
I often pack Zipties. I've used them once in 30 years of traveling. Pack a small (!) roll of duct tape.
Forget the glow stick. You've got a flashlight.
Leave the poncho. You've got a softshell jacket, right?
I would pack a bottle of water. Don't forget your camera.
Have fun!
 
I'd get some small tweezers, and lighten up on a few other things. Lock? lightstick? unless you have a planned use for them, I'd drop them.
 
Any particular reason you need the birth certificate?

Paper copy of important phone numbers could be useful. Maybe even addresses.

The large camping backpack has me worried. How long are you going for and how much weight are you packing in it? Easy to overpack something large.

Why not a rolling suitcase? Wheels are very handy in point to point travel.
 
I use a similar approach.

I have 2 EDC packs: a laptop backpack that I use for work and a Mountainsmilth lumbar pack that I use on weekends and for travel. Call them my man purses.

I also have a small organizer that I keep a smaller set of urban essentials. I move that small pouch back and forth between my laptop bag and my lumbar bag. Essentially, the organizer is my wallet. In my pocket, I carry a money clip with cash, drivers license, debit card and my primary credit card. Everything else goes in my organizer.

I don't carry my EDC bags into most places like restaurants or stores. They get left in my car or I take them into homes or into the office. If I'm going around town by foot or using transit, I carry my EDC bag. For some appointments, I just grab my small organizer so I don't have to lug my full lumbar pack. I also tend to keep my small pouch close at hand either at work or around the house.

ORGANIZER POUCH (aka man clutch)
+ small vial of ibuprofen
+ Zippo lighter
+ DMT credit card sharpener
+ Pen (Pilot G2 for people who care)
+ Small memo pad
+ iPhone headphones
+ eye glass cleaning cloth
+ Band-aids
+ Dental floss picks (2 implants are food traps - TMI, I know but there you have it)
+ Small USB memory stick
+ Assortment of credit cards, insurance cards and such...
+ TV B Gone (essential for maintaining sanity in bars and waiting areas)

LUMBAR PACK (aka man purse)
+ Sunglasses and case
+ Leatherman Juice
+ Spare reading glasses (I break or loose eyeglasses like a toddler looses toys)
+ Bandaids, non-stick gauze, alcohol swabs, butterfly closures, splinter tweezers and tweezers in a tube), medical tape (on tube), antibiotic ointment
+ Nail clippers
+ Hand sanitizer
+ Headlamp and spare batteries
+ USB car charger, USB wall charger, and iPhone charge cord

I do go through this on a regular basis. I actually use everything listed on a regular basis. Except for the USB drive. That might go soon.
 
I fly domestically and sometimes internationally for work, so I carry a kit similar to yours to put in my carry on luggage. It's designed so if my checked luggage doesn't make it, or there's some problem and I get stranded, etc, I have the basics. Beyond what you've got in your kit I add in:

- small folding umbrella, replaces the need for a raincoat or poncho
- you can get pretty run down traveling so I take Berocca (Vitamin B) and electrolytes
- head torch as well as a hand torch
- basic toiletries kit - toothbrush, toothpaste etc.
- a packet of tissues and some soap (sometimes bathrooms overseas aren't up to standard)
- noise cancelling earphones so I can listen to music on my phone
- a more substantive first aid kit - e.g. a constriction bandage and a CAT tourniquet.
- a smoke mask in case of fire
- sunglasses
- sunscreen
 
Street maps of the towns you will be visiting. When I had to travel to China those came in handy.
 
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